For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 25, 2003

Statement on H.R. 13
Statement by the Press Secretary

On Thursday, September 25, 2003, the President signed into law: H.R. 13, the "Museum and Library Services Act of 2003", which
authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 2009 for the Institute of
Museum and Library Services and modifies Federal programs that support
museums and libraries.